10 Great Freeware Downloads You Might Have Never Heard Of

It seems like the internet is consistently becoming more regulated, and also more expensive. No matter how bombarded you are with ads for anti-virus software, video and audio tools, photo editors, and more, you might be surprised how many free tools are still available to cover all your online needs – even perform tasks you didn’t know were possible. Here are just a few of the best ways to maximize your PC without even touching your bank account.

1. AVG Anti-Virus

There are many different decent freeware programs to protect you from spyware and malware, but AVG is consistently rated highest when it comes to providing complete virus protection comparable to the kind you’d normally purchase at an expensive rate. AVG is known for its fast scanning capabilities, virus detection and quarantine, and disabling nearly all malware infections. It’s the first stop for protecting your PC without spending money.

Rolltop Amazing Folding Computer Concept

Just amazing! These were my 1^st words when I 1^st seen this concept laptop. I mean laptops that fold in strange shapes are no new thing but this one is the most spectacular so far.

Named the Rolltop, this is a computer system that comes from designer Evgeny Orkin and promises a lot. This is actually a folding computer concept that will have a 17 inch screen for better visibility.

Rolltop

Also things like power cord, loudspeaker, webcam, USB portand and many more are integrated in the design ensuring nothing will be missed by the user. And to add to the level of impressiveness, for a more beauty the back can be decorated with a variety of options ensuring a more beautiful gadget in the inside and on the outside.

Samsung flexible AMOLED displays delayed, Galaxy Note 3 maybe

For some time now we’ve been following the progress of Samsung’s flexible AMOLED displays dubbed Youm. We were hoping to have seen these new screens used by now and at one time it seemed possible they may appear on the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Note II). However this didn’t come to fruition and it now appears that these flexible AMOLED displays have now been delayed. You never know though, they may finally make a debut on the Galaxy Note 3 or Galaxy S4.

Samsung originally planned the YOUMflexible displays to arrive in Q3 this year but it has now been reported that the mass production has met with a problem. In a way though this isn’t an issue for Samsung as its regular glass AMOLED displays are still proving extremely popular and sales of these hasn’t slowed, hence the delay of the flexible displays. The Galaxy S3 has been a phenomenal hit for Samsung and uses a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display with a 5.5-inch version also following to the Galaxy Note 2. Indeed rather than production of these AMOLED displays being reduced, Samsung has actually increased it instead to keep up with demand.

LG Spectrum Android ICS 4.0.4 OTA update, huge changes

We have been reporting a lot recently of Android hardware being treated to the Jelly Bean update, but a lot of devices are still waiting to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich with some handsets being left stuck on Gingerbread. Today we have news of the LG Spectrum Android ICS 4.0.4 OTA update, which brings some huge changes.

It was a few months ago now since LG officially said that it would update the Spectrum to Android 4.0, but the months went by without any sign of the new software. Now though as Droid Life are reporting the Android 4.0.4 update has been approved by Verizon for release.

Pinch To Unlock Your LockScreen

Pinch to unlock is a new jailbreak tweak that gives you alternate way of unlocking your lockscreen. If you are willing to change the old way of swiping or sliding the bottom of your lock screen you can install this new Cydia jailbreak tweak and unlock your lockscreen by just pinching you two fingers in either direction i.e. to inside or outside the same way in which we zoom in and zoom out the screens. Although this is a new way but I feel it is difficult as well because in the classical way you are using only one finger to slide to unlock now you will need two fingers means you may need to use both hands so this seems a little hasty but good news you are not loosing the slide to unlock function so you can use either way of unlocking. This becomes more useful especially on iPad because you don't need to move at the bottom of the screen instead you can any place for easy unlocking the screen.

If your device is jailbroken you can install pinch to unlock tweak very easily by just searching in the Cydia, this tweak is provided free by ModMyi repository.

If your device is not jailbroken you can jailbreak by visiting our jailbreak guides for iOS 6.0 & iOS 5.1.1 jailbreak.

Have a look at below video for more details on how this Cydia tweak works.

Buy a Nokia Lumia phone, get a free headset this Diwali in India

Nokia has started Diwali offers with its new promotion Celebrate Holi this Diwali with Nokia. With this new offer you get a headset free when you buy a Nokia Lumia phone. You get a Nokia J Bluetooth Headset free with purchase of Lumia 900, Nokia Purity stereo headsets by Monster free with purchase of Lumia 800, Bluetooth Stereo headset BH-111 free with purchase of Lumia 710 and Philips Headset free with purchase of Lumia 610.

Nokia has partnered with Yatra.com to offer free travel vouchers with select Nokia Asha phones. You get Yatra.com travel vouchers worth of Rs. 4500 with purchase of Nokia Asha 305, 308 and 311 Smartphone. Looks like the Nokia Asha 308 that was announced in September would launch by Diwali. The voucher consists of 4 domestic air ticket vouchers of Rs. 750 each and one Rs. 1500 hotel booking voucher.

This offer is valid till November 20th 2012 only. Hurry!

Byond Mi-book Mi1 7-inch Tablet running Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 4300

Byond Tech has launched Mi-book Mi1 their new Android tablet. This has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor and has a VGA front-facing camera for video calling. It has 3D video and gaming support and comes with free 3D goggles in the box.

Byond Mi-book Mi1 specifications

• 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display
• Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor
• VGA front-facing camera
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 3G (via Dongle), WiFi, USB 2.0
• 512MB DDR3 RAM, 4GB internal memory , 32GB expandable memory with microSD
• 3000 mAh battery

It also comes pre-loaded with regional language apps and MS office suite. Byond Tech would also launch 9-inch and 10-inch tablets and tablets with built-in SIM card slots in the Mi-book series that are priced up to Rs. 11,000 and Laplet series of tablets with poratable key pad attachment.

The Byond Mi-book Mi1 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 4,300.

LG to roll out Android 4.1 update for select high-end Optimus devices starting from November

LG has announced the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update schedule for high-end devices including Optimus LTE 2, Optimus G, Optimus Vu and Vu 2 in Korea. The LG Optimus LTE 2 would be the first device to get the Jelly Bean update, which would start in November. LG’s latest quad-core Smartphone, Optimus G would get the update in December, while the Optimus Vu and its successor Vu 2 would get the update in Q1 2012. Sadly their first quad-core Smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD is not in the list.The Jelly Bean update would bring new features including, Q Slide feature that would offer spit-screen view for multitasking, better browser, Google Now and several UI enhancements. This update schedule is for Korean market only, the global update schedule would vary based on the country and carriers. The rumored LG Nexus device that is expected to launch later this month would come with Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).

Facebook for Android v1.9.11 update brings Faster photo tagging and Album selection for photo uploads

Facebook for Android has been updated to version 1.9.11 that brings Faster photo tagging which lets you tag a photo just by tapping on it and option to choose an album when you are uploading a photo by clicking the album icon. Unlike the previous update that brought several messaging features, this is just a minor update that has just 2 new features and bug fixes.

This update also includes some bug fixes for errors in photo uploads for people using certain languages. Download Facebook for Android from the Google Play Store for free.

Evernote for Android updated with improved Note Editor toolbar, Redesigned Action Bars for Tablets and more

Evernote for Android has been updated to version 4.3 that brings new features including an improved toolbar in the Note Editor, option to Multi-select notebooks to download for offline access for premium users, redesigned Action Bars for Android tablets and more.

New features in Evernote for Android v4.3

• Simplified note editor toolbar with option to add bullets, lists and checkboxes quickly
• Multi-select notebooks to download for offline access (Premium users only)
• Redesigned action bar in the Android tablets changes depending on which panel is currently open
• Just tap and hold to resize to fit any screen size with the new Evernote Grid Widget
• Jump directly to notes created in Skitch

Download Evernote for Android from the Google Play Store for free. You can download the Evernote Widgetapp separately.

Details of Google October 29 event leaked, include 10-inch tablet

Last month we saw a number of different events being held to showcase new hardware among other things, and now October is looking to be a busy month as well with the likes of Google, Microsoft, and T-Mobile staging events. Now we have some details of Google’s October 29th event being leaked that include a 10-inch tablet.


It is being reported by The Next Webthat Google are set to reveal some software improvements alongside a bunch of new hardware at its upcoming event, which falls on the same day as Microsoft are set to hold their own event.

LG Optimus Vu unleashed now for India

If you are one of our many loyal readers in India and have a preference for smartphones with larger screens then we have good news for you today. The LG Optimus Vu, sometimes described as a ‘phablet’ has now been launched in India with a special press event for it on Monday and in other regions where it has already been released it has been hugely popular. It could be real competition then for the already-released Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

We’ve written many times now about theLG Optimus Vu and its natural competition the Galaxy Note 2 and we think many readers in India will be pleased to see the arrival of the Optimus Vu. It’s priced at Rs 34,500 as opposed to the Galaxy Note 2 at around Rs 39,000 and has some very decent specs as well as looking very sleek and stylish.

iPhone 5 screen problem, glitch caused by keyboard

It would appear that when it comes to Apple latest iOS smartphone all is not rosy in the iPhone 5 owning garden because of a screen problem the smartphone has had ever since the iPhone 5 hit the mobile space last month. It appears that the iPhone 5 screen has a bit of a flickering problem when using the keyboard.

Four Windows In iPad Browser: Quad Screen Browser

Appsolutely Genius developers have brought multiple window browsing to the iPad. It’s now possible to have your cake and eat it too, as the old saying goes. Users can manage Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Tumblr all at the same time on the iPad screen using the Quad Screen Browser application. Users can compare prices for an item they wish to purchase on Craigslist and Ebay side by side. The sky is the limit to all the great things users can use Quad Screen Browser app for on a daily basis.

Sony Xperia Jelly Bean updates not due until 2013, official plans

We’ve been attempting to keep on top of operating system updates for various manufacturers devices and if you’re the owner of one of the Sony Xperia phones then you may well have been wondering if or when your device will receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Sony has been very quiet about this until now but has finally announced plans for some devices. Some of you may not be pleased though as the first phones to receive Jelly Bean won’t be updated until early next year while others will be out of luck altogether.

A while ago we published a roundup of the latest update news from manufacturers about the 4.1 Jelly Bean update and at that time Sony had confirmed that it would definitely come to the Sony Xperia T and the upcoming Xperia V, late 2012 devices. We now know that these will be the first Xperia devices to receive Jelly Bean, along with the Xperia TXbut that these updates are not planned until the middle of Q1, 2013.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update reaches UK: Update

The team here on Phones Review like to keep you all up to date with all the news regarding software updates on the Android platform, and recently the availability of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been hitting the headlines. Now we can tell you that the software upgrade finally reaches the UK.

Recently we told you of clams that Samsung promised to get the Jelly Bean update out to the Galaxy S3 in most regions by the end of this month, and true to their word this is beginning to happen as TechRadar are reporting that UK carrier Three has begun pushing out the software update to its customers.

Motorola Droid Bionic owners get ready to cheer, ICS update approved

Here at Phones Review we’ve been chronicling the saga of the Motorola Droid Bionic and its long awaited Android ICS update for some time. While many device owners are already downloading Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Droid Bionic owners are still waiting for their first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich. Well, all of you Motorola Droid Bionic owners get ready to cheer, as it seems that Motorola and Verizon have finally got their acts together and the ICS update for the Droid Bionic has now been officially approved.

We’ve been following the sorry tale of theICS update since Motorola first confirmed that it was coming to the Droid Bionic and that was back in December 2011! After many months of waiting Motorola finally informed Droid Bionic users that the update would roll out in Q3 and there were plenty of owners who were disappointed and felt let down that the update was taking so long to come to them. Especially bearing in mind the update, even at that point, was set to arrive many moons after other smartphone users got the upgrade for their device.

Halloween Ringtones pro app, time to be terrified

Well the spookiest time of the year is fast approaching, and no doubt there are many that will be using a mobile app to get their Halloween kicks come the 31st of this month, and if you happen to be on the iOS platform there is a new app available that lets you make use of some spooky Halloween ringtones on your device, and that app is called Halloween Ringtones Pro.

The Halloween Ringtones Pro app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Apple iPadoffers a built in collection of Halloween tunes along with a music editor, and enables the user to create spooky ringtones along with sounds for Twitter, texts, reminders and alarms.

The best music apps for iPhone users

If you’re an iPhone user and you love music you have a huge combination of music apps to choose from to customise your device to get all the features you want. Several of these apps are frequently top rated by users.

Here is a brief review of the top Apps, please do have a read about each one and then let us know if you have already tried them, if you have not then please search the App Store, download then and then send us your mini reviews.

HTC J Butterfly announced

Today at an event in Tokyo, HTC announced it new Android smartphone, the HTC J Butterfly. Check the specs and promo video after the break.

The HTC J Butterfly features a 5-inch full HD (440 ppi) Super LCD 3 display, a quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor, 2GB of RAM, 8-megapixel main camera with an f/2.0 lens, 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), NFC, LTE and CDMA/GSM/UMTS/GPRS radios and run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

The bad news is that this model will be available only on AU/KDDI network in Japan.